14 DAY TRIAL // Sony has just detailed how its special identity theft protection program will work for users of its PlayStation Network, who saw their personal information stolen by hackers after an aggressive attack on the Japanese company.
Sony was affected by a serious hacker attack at the end of April, which forced it to take down the online service in order to rebuild the system and secure it more thoroughly.
During the outage, Sony pledged to make good with its users who couldn't access any of the online features, with things like free games or identity theft protection from a specialized company.
Now, with certain parts of the PSN going back online, Sony has detailed how the protection of identity theft offer is going to work.
First up, the promotion is only available to US PSN users who had their accounts activated before April 20.
"Sony Computer Entertainment and Sony Network Entertainment have made arrangements with Debix to offer the AllClear ID PLUS identity theft protection program to PlayStation Network and Qriocity customers who are concerned about identity theft following the criminal cyber attack on the network. AllClear ID PLUS is a premium identity protection service that uses advanced technology to deliver alerts to help protect you from identity theft," Sony said.
"The service also provides identity theft insurance coverage and hands-on help from expert fraud investigators. Sony has arranged, at no charge to eligible PlayStation Network and Qriocity account holders, for twelve months of this service to be provided by Debix to those who choose to enroll," explained Sony.
PSN users who want to take advantage of the offer need to go to this website, and submit their email address. They'll receive a personal activation code by email, but Sony warns that users need to wait for up to 72 hours for the message to appear.
The PSN currently allows for online multiplayer and access to a few other functions, but things like the PlayStation Store are still unavailable.